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Healdsburg Regional Library Closing for Makeover; Reopen Expected in Spring 2025
The Healdsburg Regional Library is closing its doors for a major makeover. Starting this Sunday, the library will undergo a $2.3 million remodel, with plans for a new teen zone, a revamped children’s area, and updated facilities. Library patrons will still have access: a temporary “mini library” will open at the Healdsburg Community Center, offering limited services while the main branch is under construction. The library is expected to reopen next spring with a fresh look and improved amenities.
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria backs Newsom's call to halt new casinos
photo credit: Courtesy of Koi NationThe Koi Nation is proposing to build a new casino resort between Windsor and Healdsburg, shown here in a rendering of the project. The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, which runs the Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County, thanked Gov. Gavin Newsom for opposing casino proposals by rival tribes, the Koi Nation of Northern California and the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians. In a letter on Tuesday to the Department of the Interior, the Governor's Office said both projects are outside the aboriginal territory of the tribes, and the department hasn't considered alternative locations within their Lake...
Cities and Counties Should Call Newsom’s Bluff on Homeless Camps
Reactions to Governor Gavin Newsom’s July 25th orders to clear homeless camps covered a range from defiance in Los Angeles to promises of fines and jail time for homeless campers in Fresno. What did not happen was a sudden appearance of housing, shelters, or services for the over 180,000 California residents with no place to go.
Police: Cloverdale bank robbed, suspect still at-large
A man who on Tuesday robbed a Cloverdale bank, implying to a teller he had a gun, is still at-large, police said. The man, dressed in baggy clothes and wearing a face covering, approached an employee at the Chase Bank at 103 S. Cloverdale Blvd. just before 3:50 p.m. and “demanded” money, the Cloverdale police said in a news release. This device is unable to display framed content. Click here ...
Three-way battle brewing for Hoopa’s starting QB job
By Ray Hamill — An intriguing three-way battle is brewing for the starting quarterback spot on this year’s Hoopa football team, and all three players are likely to see some game time as the Warriors get set for their season opener next week. Senior Lyle McKinnon, who was...
BART experiences ‘major delay’ on Berryessa line Thursday
(KRON) — BART reported a “major delay” on the Berryessa Line in the Berryessa, Daly City and Richmond directions Thursday morning, according to an advisory from the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. The delay was set off by an “equipment problem on the track” at the Hayward train yard, BART officials said just before 5 […]
UCLA Lands Commitment From East Bay Edge Jewelous Walls
Pittsburg (Calif.) edge Jewelous Walls is headed to UCLA. The commitment to the Bruins gives UCLA their second Pirate pledge in this class, with Walls joining four-star safety Jadyn Hudson. WHAT JEWELOUS WALLS SAYS ABOUT THE SCHOOL. "The coaching staff is unbelievable, their energy by far is unmatched. They recruited...
Guy Fieri hosting Sonoma County fundraiser to support 'Top Chef’ star Shirley Chung’s battle with cancer
Food Network star Guy Fieri is inviting a dozen famous chefs to Santa Rosa next month for what he calls a “once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience” to benefit a former “Top Chef” contestant battling cancer. Fieri announced the fundraiser to benefit chef Shirley Chung on social media Monday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guy Fieri (@guyfieri) In addition to premium wine and food, ...
New plan maps route for finishing Bay Trail
The Bay Trail Gap Closure Implementation Plan (BTGCIP) sets priorities for future work to complete the remaining 150 miles of the vision of a 500-mile trail network around the bay. Staff from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this summer released the Bay...
Light rain possible across the Bay Area this weekend
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A band of clouds currently swirling over British Columbia is causing a cooling trend that could lead to a chance of light rain in the Bay Area this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The cooling trend is expected to begin Thursday night. According to KRON4 Meteorologist John Shrable, Thursday […]
Joseph Carroll Jr. murder trial: Evidence all in but jury's still out
The murder case of Joseph Carroll Jr., an alleged Berkeley gang member accused of killing three men and trying to kill three others over just two years, is now in the jury’s hands. The backdrop of the violence, the prosecution said, was an ongoing feud between Berkeley's Waterfront gang...
Donaji, Mexican restaurant on 24th, makes Michelin guide for third straight year
For the last three years, Donaji has been serving a variety of dishes featuring Mexico’s southwestern state of Oaxaca, a cuisine that chef and owner Isai Cuevas described as “complex” and at the same level of European ones. And, for the last three years, Donaji’s Oaxacan cooking...
UFC star Cain Velasquez facing decades behind prison bars
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — The fate of former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is now in the hands of a Santa Clara County judge. Last week, Velasquez gave up his right to a jury trial when he pleaded “no contest” to attempted murder and eight additional charges. Prosecutors said the mixed martial arts fighter went […]
Schiavo gets two education bills to final hurdle
Two bills authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, that would affect educational institutions across California cleared the Senate’s Appropriations Committee last week. Assembly Bills 2999 and 3074, both authored by Schiavo, were given the green light to head to the Senate floor and have now been ordered to be...
Michigan AG Dana Nessel praises Harris for defending same-sex marriage rights
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel praised Vice President Kamala Harris for refusing to defend a California ban on same-sex marriage, and says that Republicans and the justices of the Supreme Court can "pry this wedding band from my cold dead gay hand."
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